It not supported under Linux, although there is now a beta driver which can be found here: [http://www.kernellabs.com/blog/?p=1435]. A more up to date driver can be found here: [https://github.com/patrickdickey52761/PCTV80e]

==Overview/Features==

==Overview/Features==

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A hybrid USB TV Tuner that supports ATSC & ClearQAM.

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An USB TV Tuner that supports 8-VSB and QAM.

The unit ships with an IR remote control & telescopic antenna.

The unit ships with an IR remote control & telescopic antenna.

===Components Used===

===Components Used===

[[Image:PCTV 80e Inside1.JPG|thumb|240px|Circuit board]]

[[Image:PCTV 80e Inside1.JPG|thumb|240px|Circuit board]]

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[[Image:PCTV 80e Inside2.JPG|thumb|240px|Circuit board]]

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{| class="wikitable"

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|Manufacturer

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! Manufacturer !! IC Part # !! Function !! I²C address !! GPIO(s)

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|Part #

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|Function

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|I2c addr

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|GPIO(s)

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|Empia

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|Philips / NXP

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|EM2874

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|TDA18271 C2

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|USB Bridge

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|Tuner

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|n/a

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|0xc0

|n/a

|n/a

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|Micronas

|Micronas

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|0x52

|0x52

|reset=6

|reset=6

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|Philips / NXP

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|Empia

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|TDA18271 C2

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|EM2874

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|Tuner

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|USB Bridge

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|0xc0

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|n/a

|n/a

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|n/a

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|0xa0

|n/a

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[[Image:PCTV 80e Inside2.JPG|thumb|240px|Circuit board]]

===Identification===

===Identification===

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==Making It Work==

==Making It Work==

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Not supported (yet).

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On July 4, 2010, KernelLabs released a beta driver for this device. It is intended to be merged upstream once it has been cleaned up to meet the Linux kernel coding standards. More Information can be found in this blog post: [http://www.kernellabs.com/blog/?p=1435 KernelLabs blog]

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'''Note''': The patches do not work with current kernels like 2.6-35 due to changes in the surrounding mainline kernel (API breakage).

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In October 2011, Patrick Dickey created a project on Github to clean up the code an apply it to the latest base code at the time. It can be found at: [https://github.com/patrickdickey52761/PCTV80e] The readme has very good information on how to get it to work.

Making It Work

On July 4, 2010, KernelLabs released a beta driver for this device. It is intended to be merged upstream once it has been cleaned up to meet the Linux kernel coding standards. More Information can be found in this blog post: KernelLabs blog

Note: The patches do not work with current kernels like 2.6-35 due to changes in the surrounding mainline kernel (API breakage).

In October 2011, Patrick Dickey created a project on Github to clean up the code an apply it to the latest base code at the time. It can be found at: [4] The readme has very good information on how to get it to work.